THRays LFBlueSkies - Scrapbook Layout

Used a stencil & Distress Inks for Sun & hot air balloon stamps/dies along with paper piecing to make this scrapbook layout.

      Supplies List  

Crayola: pencil colors

ink: Memento Bahama Blue

Lawn Fawn: stamp/die - Blue Skies

paper: cardstock - blue, white, yellow   scrapbook - clouds/sky, zig zag stripes

Tim Holtz: Distress Ink - spiced marmalade, wild honey   stencil - Rays



tool:  MISTI

Entering this into the following challenge(s):

5/22    Simon Says Stamp Wed   Ch Stencil It     5E(#5)  5/16 

5/27   Simon Says Stamp Mon   Ch Insp By A Song      5E(#2)   5/21  
   Song - Beatles Here Comes the Sun, 5th Dimension Up, Up, Away

5/30   Crafty Hazelnuts Ch Patterned Paper    May 2018   UE  5/1
5/30   DLART   May Linky   1Eperday   no stack   5/1 






6/3    Lawn Fawnatics   Ch29 Insp Board   4E(#1)  5/21

Thanks Hot Air Balloon Tag/Door Hanger

Created this Thanks Tag for a gift bag that can also be used as a door hanger:
stamping Hot Air Balloons, 
coloring them purple, orange & green, 
embossing blue cardstock, 
cutting out embossed 'THANKS' word and 
adding ribbon.

Supplies List 


Crayola: pencil colors
embossing: Cuttlebug Thanks emb folder
ink: Versafine Onyx Black
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
paper:  cardstock - blue, white
ribbon: Celebrate It Basic Narrows
stamp: Stampabilities Hot Air Balloon 02

Entering this into the following challenges:

10/3 Catch the Bug Oct Photo Insp Ch 3E(#3) 9/27 
   the barrels reminded me of the hot air balloon baskets & inspired by the blue sky




















10/5 Craft Your Passion Ch25 Colour Insp: Purple, Orange, Green, Blue 3E(#1) 9/29

10/7 Simon Says Stamp Wed Transport It 5E(#2) 10/1 

10/8 C.R.A.F.T. Ch279 Tech Ch Embossing 5E(#3) 10/2

10/10 My Sheri Crafts Ch#143 Buntings & Banners 3E(#3) 9/27 
   banners - on the hot air balloons

10/12 Craftin Desert Divas Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party #41 Anything but a Card UE 9/29 

10/13 Cuttlebug Mania So Thankful - Proj using words Thanks or Thank You 3E(#1) 9/30 

10/31 DL.ART Oct Linky Ch 1Eperday 10/1

Hot Air Balloon Festival Plano 2013 Scrapbook Layout

Created this Clean & Simple CAS scrapbook layout using 3 photos of mine photographed Sun 9/22 in our front yard when the hot air balloons went over our street. Plano has an annual Balloon Festival which was this past weekend. We do not go every yr so we were pleasantly surprised when 3 balloons went over our house starting with the Plano balloon.

Used Children Around the World Cricut cartridge to make the balloon image in top right corner.

Supplies List 


chalk: Stamp N Plus red
Cricut cartridge: Children Around The World 3" Balloon
ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, VersaMark
machines: Cricut & Sizzix BIGkick
paper:  HP photo paper, Sky scrapbook paper, cardstock -blue, red, white, yellow
photos: 3 Balloons I photographed Sun 9/22/13
Spellbinder: Shape Ribbon Banners
stamp: craft lounge Flyin' Birthday sentiment


Entering this into the following challenges:

9/26 QKR Stampede Ch57 Flying High w/ Balloons 3E(#2) 9/20

9/28 613 Avenue Create Ch38 Anything Goes or Twist - Create Your Own Color Ch 3E(#3) chose anything goes w/o twist 9/22

This week's optional twist is to use this Create Your Own Color Challenge chart

 Column A = white, gray or black

Column B = pink, purple or red

Column C = orange, yellow or green

You should only use ONE color from each column for a total of 3 colors used.

9/29 Fantabulous Cricut Ch179 Going Places 1E(#1) 9/23 

9/30 Crafty Sentiments Not a Card 3E(#2) 9/24 
9/30 Cuttlebug Mania Flying High 3E(#2) used Sizzix BIGkick for Spellbinder sentiment tag 9/17 
9/30 DLART Thankful Thurs Sept Linky Ch Anything Goes unlim 9/5
9/30 Just B Creative Anything Goes lim1entperday 9/1

10/2 C.R.A.F.T. Insp By a Book 5E(#1) Book by Jules Verne 'Around the World in 80 Days' 9/26
10/2 MFP Scrapbooking Ch34 Anything Goes 5E(#1) 9/26

10/4 Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe Ch45 Chalk w/ VersaMark 3E(#2) 9/22

10/5 Creative Insp Paint Anything Goes unlim 9/22

Hot Air Balloon Birthday Card

Created this card first time using taylored expressions Sky's the Limit  Hot Air Balloon stamp set & dies.

Added stickles to the Hot Air Baloon for sparkle. Added ribbon.


What better way to photograph than outside where it is sunny here in Central TX. We had temps in 90s Wed, then 30s-40s Thurs & Fri it warmed up into the 50s and today it is warmer.

 

Supplies List
die: Die-Namics Cloud Trio
ink: Memento Lady Bug
paper - cardstock - turquoise blue, white,
   My Mind's Eye sky scrapbook paper
ribbon: Spool O' Ribbon red
stamp & die set: taylored expressions Sky's the Limithot air balloon & sentiment
Stampin' Up: embossing - Cloudy Days
stickles: Xmas Red - added to hot air balloon

Entering this into the following challenges:

5/4 Clearly i Stamp Ch#2 Balloons Must have 1 or many balloons 1E(#1) 9am-2pm 5/4

5/5 Simon Says Stamp & Show Ch Passport to Fun Travel Theme unlim 4/29

5/7 Aud Sentiments Ch79 Happy Birthday unlim 4/24

5/8 Cute Card Thurs Ch267 Come Fly With Me! unlim 5/2

5/10 2 Sisters Ch142 BINGO Bash unlim 1st Column - Embossing, Patt Paper, Punches/Die Cuts 5/4

Our challenge this week is.......

Create a card/project using items from the bingo board. You can choose to go DOWN, ACROSS, DIAGONAL, ALL 4 CORNERS or THE ENTIRE BOARD.

5/10 Allsorts Wk205 Add some sparkle 3E(#1) 5/4

5/12 Crafty Boots Use a stamped character unlim 4/29

5/16 Wags N Whiskers Ch103 Girl Bday 2E 5/3

5/31 DLART Thankful Thurs Linky Ch Anything Goes unlim 5/2

   
   

Up, Up & Away Scrapbook Layout

Created this Clean & Simple CAS scrapbook layout using photos of Plano Balloon Festival shaped balloons. Chose to make it CAS to focus on the shaped balloons with no matting and only the cloud paper.

text: "Up, Up & Away" typed on computer & printed on vellum paper
paper: 
Cloud Paper 12" x 12" Base
Kodak paper photos
vellum paper

Entering this into the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion Ch87 Up and Away flying craft 11/6-11
DLART Thankful Thurs Anything Goes Linky Party unlim 11/1-30
Dream Valley Ch45 Anything Goes lim3 1st 11/11-23
Paper Take Weekly Anything Goes unlim 11/6-12
Pin & Tack Ch3 "Spark Your Creativity" Anything Goes unlim 11/1-30
Robyns Fetish Ch133 Anything Goes lim3 1st 11/11-16
Tues Alchemy Ch39 Anything But a Card unlim 11/6-12